Our parents and caregivers told
us about slouching. Our teachers did, too. Undoubtedly, our La Grande
chiropractor does today! Did we or do we heed
their advice? Not likely when we
were young and maybe a small number who are older and wiser
now. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC accepts and welcomes
slouchers and poor posture folks. Come to Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC for La Grande
back pain relief and neck pain relief from
your slouching ways. Leave Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC with tips on how
to keep posture-influenced pain and
distress at bay.
SLOUCHING, LIFTING, POOR POSTURE AND PAIN
Slouching posture isn’t good at all,
not good for your spine, your health, your mood. Slouching is linked
to things like pain, depression, and stress as well as lower
levels of general health, emotional well-being, and energy/fatigue. (1) Spinal
angles must be abided by which slouching do
not do. The pelvic angle, the angle of pelvic tilt, body mass index
and thoracic kyphosis angle had a significant role in
whether a person experienced back pain or not. (2) Slouching while
lifting is not good either as it put a strain on
disc fibers and raised intradiscal pressure. Consequently,
Recent research recommended using a “free posture” that it was neither
too kyphotic or lordotic curved. Thus it used both active and passive
spine elements in a more balanced way. (3) This concept of balance
makes good sense to chiropractors and their chiropractic patients
who know well often what triggers their back pain flare-ups.
La Grande CHIROPRACTIC PATIENTS CAN LIST THINGS
THAT TRIGGER THEIR BACK PAIN
Back pain sufferers can tell us
chiropractors what they believe brings on their
pain. Active movements (35%), static postures (28.1%), overdoing a task (5.3%),
biomechanical issues, lack of exercise, work and medications top
the list. Some La Grande back pain sufferers will agree
that even nonbiomedical issues like psychological state/stress/anxiety,
weather, sleep, diet and fatigue may trigger back pain. (4) Your
La Grande chiropractor understands how helpful
our La Grande back pain patients’ understanding of
their pain helps them recover. Knowledge like this plus
a tool can make great outcomes!
WHAT TO DO ABOUT SLOUCHING FOR BETTER POSTURE
Could today’s tech-y gadgets improve posture? Potentially, it may help quite a
bit! As with anything in life, feedback
is helpful; feedback changes habits. In a recent study of feedback on posture
using a wearable feedback device just 15 minutes a day improved
participants’ descriptions of physical functioning, emotions,
energy/fatigue, confidence, overall stress in addition
to neck and back posture compared to a group who didn’t use the device. (1) We – including your La Grande chiropractor
– may have the best of intentions to “watch” our posture,
but when it comes down to it, we just aren’t very good at it on our own! Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is here to help.
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Roy Siegel whose NYC practice works with performers
of all types…as well as a special patient in Pope John Paul II…whose posture is
essential to what they do. On The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson about his experience with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule you La Grande chiropractic appointment
with Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC today. Slouchers and poor posture sufferers of all ages
are invited. It is time to heed the
warning about the dangers of poor posture and resulting La Grande
back pain and neck pain. At Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC, you'll get pain relief and get
advice for preventing more pain.